The unsettling of "settled science:" The past and future of the management of projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 237-245

  Pinto, Jeffrey K ^a   Winch, Graham ^b  

^a Penn State Erie   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body of knowledge; Front end definition; Management of Projects; Peter Morris

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION;

BEST PRACTICES; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; FRONT END; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; PETER MORRIS; PROJECT SUCCESS; PROJECT-BASED; TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FUTURE PROSPECT; MODEL; PHILOSOPHY; PROJECT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84952862800     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.07.011     Document Type: Article

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